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Glad Tidings!

Yes, I know yesterday was Christmas. But I figured better late than never. I hope all of your holidays were lovely! I’m really, really glad I only had one mimosa yesterday. Especially since my daughter is generous with the bubbly. More than one and I might have actually said what I wanted to when The Ex introduced her friend to MY mother-in-law and identified her as HER mother-in-law.

Yep, The Ex is back and annoying as ever. I love my stepdaughter and would never do anything to spoil her Christmas (they host every year as they have a family-sized home where we all fit nicely). Let me tell you though, when The Ex told her friend C, “this is my mother-in-law S” I so wanted to say (sweetly of course), “Technically, she’s my mother-in-law. You gave up that relationship when you took the twins and abandoned your husband in the middle of the night umpteen years ago.”

But I was good peeps. Seething, but civil. I gathered up my plate and mimosa and left the table before I could give in to the little devil on my shoulder. I planted myself across the room, behind the Christmas tree so I wouldn’t have to look at her. That may have been a mistake, because later, when the gifts had all been opened she had the audacity to tell MY grandson to put away the “Cards Against Humanity” set he’d received. This isn’t the hosting daughter’s son (The Ex is his grandmother too) but another daughter’s son who came to stay for the week. She had no business telling him what to do and if I had been where I could stare her down I would have given her the death stare! Or possibly unloaded all the hurt and anger I was still feeling over her earlier remark. What a bitch!

I know this is petty of me, truly I do. I’m secure in my place with the family but this time something inside just snapped. I so wanted to see her face when I reminded her of how badly she behaved so long ago. Thankfully, I held back and Christmas was not ruined.

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OHHH HELL YES!
My husband’s family is back to completely shunning him because of ME again. They’re back to being pissy because I dared to contradict the self appointed matriarch over a puppy that was to be my husband’s birthday gift (& therefore my puppy too) 13 YEAR’S AGO! Or maybe it’s because I openly blogged my feelings over their treatment of ME 6 years ago when one of them threatened to throw a drink at my Daughter who said she didn’t care for the particular kind of unsolicited beverage said Matriarch bought her without bothering to ask what she’d like. Who knows? But they fly back & forth across the country to visit each other for the holidays but never acknowledge their youngest brothers invitations (my husband) or God forbid including him in their plans for family get togethers…. it absolutely INFURIATES me on his behalf. I personally wouldn’t care if i never laid eyes on the lot of them again, but they break my hubby’s heart.

PS this post explains the pictures I saw posted on that social site….jerks!